Despite his extraordinary talent, New Yorker Barry Sonnenfeld never really intended to direct. The Coen brothers’ regular DOP (BLOOD SIMPLE, RAISING ARIZONA, MILLER’S CROSSING) – apart from a few side-steps with the likes of Rob Reiner (WHEN HARRY MEETS SALLY) or Penny Marshall (BIG) – had just finished shooting MISERY, when he got his hands… Continue reading Barry Sonnenfeld
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John McTiernan
In 1986 NOMADS premiered at the BIFFF. This first feature of a certain John McTiernan already showed a lot of pretty exceptional craftsmanship. According to legend, a famous Austrian actor’s mind got blown by the film and he immediately asked McTiernan to wade through the hostile jungle with him and a certain… PREDATOR. And we… Continue reading John McTiernan
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1 & 2
It’s been almost 4 years since George R. R. Martin announced that a possible spin-off of GAME OF THRONES was being considered by HBO. The idea? To adapt his novel “Fire and Blood”, which takes place 200 years before the butchery of the initial series. It narrates the events that led to a civil war… Continue reading HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 1 & 2
STUDIO 666
Damn! It’s been almost 30 years since the Foo Fighters first unleashed their fiendish riffs on stadiums all over the world! Fifteen Grammy Awards on their mantelpiece and 9 albums that have sold millions of copies… Pretty cool, huh? Except the band has a cruel case of writer’s block. And the bigshots from their record… Continue reading STUDIO 666
JANE
Olivia, a textbook example of the hard-working know-it-all pupil, just lost her best friend Jane, who treated herself to a one-way ticket down a cliff. A horrific event that is made even worse by the university of her choice kindly rejecting her application and her ensuing frequent panic attacks. Her world is crumbling… Until she… Continue reading JANE
SCARE PACKAGE 2: RAD CHAD’S REVENGE
A small warning before throwing you to the sharks. Go and see the first part screened during the first BIFFF week. If we took the trouble of recovering it from our doomed 2020 edition, it’s because we know your tastes better than you do yourselves and because SCARE PACKAGE is capable of converting traditional cinema… Continue reading SCARE PACKAGE 2: RAD CHAD’S REVENGE
HAVE HOLD TAKE
Erica is finally living her fairy tale romance with her Prince Charming, her Vincent, Vinnie, V-Love. The man of her dreams, ticking all of her boxes – white, straight, rich and cooks a wonderful spaghetti alle vongole – and who is now going to put a ring on it. She can’t wait to have her… Continue reading HAVE HOLD TAKE
PREDATOR
A commando of mercenaries is sent on a mission in a Central American jungle. Once there, they discover that their target is none other than an alien vacationing on our planet for some exotic hunting. Y’know, just for the joy of killing inferior creatures. But whaddayaknow, Mayor “Dutch” Schaefer loves the same outdoor sport! An… Continue reading PREDATOR
AMERICAN CARNAGE
With elections approaching, an overzealous American governor plays the infamous zero tolerance card by deciding to arrest all the children of illegal immigrants. It doesn’t matter if they are fully integrated, destined for a bright future or even proud to consider themselves Americans. They have the misfortune of being Latino. Once they’re caged and dressed… Continue reading AMERICAN CARNAGE
SWALLOWED
Having to let go of a good friend who wants to make it big in the gay porn industry, it can happen to you! And it’s what happens to Dom. He and Benjamin have been best buds since kindergarten but Benjamin, being the hot piece of ass that he is, is moving to LA to… Continue reading SWALLOWED